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Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Easy problem

A draft claims: "if pp is prime, then 2p−12^p - 1 is prime." Checking the primes p=2,3,5,…p = 2, 3, 5, \ldots in order, what is the smallest prime pp for which the claim fails?

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